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Experience
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Wetherby-Pembridge School
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Music & Art Director
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Aug 2021 - Present
-Expanding the Music Department, setting the tone and ethos, articulating a clear vision, and ensuring that the Department work towards this vision. -Creating the inaugural Art Department, formulating a school-wide curriculum, subject handbook, and scheme of work for students across all grades. -Making music & art a prominent part of the student's school life by ensuring that the pupils are exposed to creative lessons and activities every day of the week. -Inspiring and ensuring pupils are motivated and enjoy participating in music-making and are given the opportunities to develop their creative talents in a positive, innovative, and effective working environment. -Taking responsibility for all aspects of teaching and learning in music and art within and beyond the curriculum. -Changing the system for recruiting peripatetic music teachers, hiring them as independent contractors, without needing to rely on an external service provider. Coordinating the timetables for peripatetic Music Lessons. -Creating partnerships with NY institutions like Guggenheim, The Met, Carnegie Hall, Storm King Museum and Louis Armstrong House. -Bringing professional artists to the school for students and families. -Redesigning grade-level music instruction, with all children from Grades 1 to 5 learning to play the violin. -Planning and managing diverse activities: trips, workshops, shows, and concerts. -Overseeing the range and quality of choir, ensembles, individual music lessons, Music Assemblies, and Family Assembles – ensuring rehearsals, staffing, and performance opportunities; -Leading school-wide professional development sessions for all teachers, helping
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Wetherby-Pembridge School
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Music & Art Teacher
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Jan 2019 - Jun 2021
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UCMP (United Children's Music Project)
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Violin Teacher
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Sep 2018 - Sep 2019
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Mots de fusta
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Barcelona
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Co-founder, Producer and Director
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Aug 2011 - Feb 2018
'I co-created an Interdisciplinary Arts-Shows Company, with which we produced and created shows for children and adults selected to be performed in prestigious halls, museums, and educational institutions in Spain. -We were selected for two artist residencies in the Centro Cívico Can Felipa and the Escenic Arts Lab Tísner and our performance Effie l’Elefanta was selected to participate in the Circuito Abecedaria going on tour in Andalucía. -As co-director my role was to set the tone of the company, create and work with a team of different art disciplines, create the image of the company, create innovative shows, and look for performance opportunities and grants.
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Violin Teacher
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Sep 2013 - Mar 2016
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Education
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UB, ESMUC
Master of music as an interdiscipinary art, managment and producer, Producción -
Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu
Tïtol Superior, Violí